Prospects: Weather takes toll

TODAY'S meeting at Chepstow became the second victim of the wet weather this week when it was abandoned after an inspection yesterday afternoon.

A course spokeswoman explained: "We have abandoned because of waterlogging in places on both the chase and hurdle course.

"In the 24 hours before the abandonment, we have had 38mm of rain."

Prospects for Friday's meeting at Bangor-on-Dee are looking grim, according to clerk of the course Michael Webster.

The going at the Welsh track is currently heavy but parts of the course are flooded and Webster says he is "not too hopeful" of the meeting going ahead. An inspection of the track has been called for 9.0 this morning

He said: "We have a lot of water on the course and more rain is forecast. We also have a very high River Dee, which is preventing the water on the racecourse from draining away."